After labor, it's time for rest: A gentle guide to zuo yuezi, the ancient Chinese practice of postpartum self-care, including sixty simple recipes.
The first forty days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on Heng Ou's own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of "confinement" in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding...

When you find out that a new baby is on the way, it's natural to feel a whole range of emotions and to ask yourself, what happens now? Mums- and dads-to-be both want the best for their baby, but often their experiences of the journey to parenthood can be quite different. In this book, leading antenatal teachers Dean and Steph Beaumont offer a new way to prepare for your new arrival. Covering everything from first finding out you are pregnant to the...

"What should you expect when you're done expecting? Too many of us think that there's no way to fix everyday concerns after a pregnancy, such as pelvic floor issues, exhaustion and burnout, and getting back into a fitness routine. But it's simply not true. With this revolutionary resource in hand, you'll learn what happens to the body during pregnancy and childbirth, common changes in function and feeling, and solutions for healing. The Postpartum...

"The first comprehensive anatomy and yoga practice manual for postpartum pelvic healing-a gender-inclusive guide to poses, practices, and exercises for pelvic-floor, pain, dysfunction, and recovery"--

El libro describe todas las situaciones por las que pasa una madre en su posparto. El parto ha ido bien y tengo en mis brazos un bebé precioso pero... ¿por qué tengo tantas ganas de llorar si se supone que debería ser feliz? ¿Van a cambiar los roles de pareja? ¿Qué hacer con los comentarios con mejor o peor intención de la familia? ¿Podré volver a dormir algún día, ducharme con calma o comer un plato sentada? ¿Quiero suficiente a mi bebé?...

"Este manual para las futuras madres se habla de los nueve meses de embarazo, el parto y el posparto desde la evidencia científica y, a la vez, con una perspectiva absolutamente respetuosa con el bebe y la mamá, escuchando sus necesidades, resolviendo dudas y abarcando todas las opciones sin tendencias, para dar tranquilidad, serenidad y confianza. Cada mujer debe escoger que es lo mejor para ella y su bebe. La autora explica los procesos de embarazo,...

What if labor does not end with pregnancy but continues into a mother's postpartum life? How can the fiercest love for your child and the deepest wells of grief coexist in the same moment? How has society neglected honest conversation around the significant physical changes new mothers experience? Could real healing occur if generations of women were fluent in the language of their bodies? Molly Caro May grapples with these questions as she undergoes...

"In her upcoming book, Panquetzani walks readers through the ins and outs, dos and don'ts of the ritualized and highly spiritual 40-day Mesoamerican postpartum quarantine, with the goal of helping BIPOC reframe their relationship to an outdated patriarchal paradigm that encourages birthing parents to prioritize productivity and work over their healing body and new baby"--